Assembly Bill A4826

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to certain veterans and competitive civil service exam points

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4826 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7405
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans' Affairs
Law Section:
Civil Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §85, Civ Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7956
2013-2014: A6139
2015-2016: A4464
2017-2018: A4941
2019-2020: A5235, S8104
2021-2022: A5760, S5903

2023-A4826 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain veterans; entitles them to 10 additional competitive civil service exam points if they are disabled; entitles them to 5 additional competitive civil service exam points if they are non-disabled and if they received certain medals or ribbons.

2023-A4826 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4826
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. RAMOS, SANTABARBARA, DINOWITZ, JACKSON, AUBRY,
   DARLING -- read once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Veterans'
   Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  service law, in relation to veterans and
   competitive civil service exam points
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 85 of the civil
 service law, as separately amended by section 37 of part PP  of  chapter
 56 and chapter 669 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The terms "veteran" and "non-disabled veteran" mean: (1) a member
 of the armed forces of the United States who was honorably discharged or
 released under honorable circumstances from such service  including  (i)
 having a qualifying condition as defined in section one of the veterans'
 services  law,  and  receiving  a  discharge  other  than bad conduct or
 dishonorable from such service, or (ii) being a discharged LGBT veteran,
 as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and receiving a
 discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service,  who
 is  a citizen of the United States or a noncitizen lawfully admitted for
 permanent residence in the United States and who is a  resident  of  the
 state  of  New  York  at  the  time  of  application  for appointment or
 promotion or at the time of retention, as the case may be; OR
   (2) A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO  WAS  HONOR-
 ABLY  DISCHARGED  OR  RELEASED  UNDER  HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM SUCH
 SERVICE, WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED  STATES  OR  AN  ALIEN  LAWFULLY
 ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, WHO IS A RESIDENT
 OF  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OR
 PROMOTION OR AT THE TIME OF RETENTION, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND  WHO  WAS
 AWARDED  EITHER  A:  (I)  COMBAT  ACTION RIBBON, (II) COMBAT INFANTRYMAN
 BADGE, (III) COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE, (IV) COMBAT ACTION BADGE, (V)  COMBAT
 RECOGNITION RIBBON, OR (VI) AIR FORCE COMBAT ACTION MEDAL.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08135-01-3
              

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